Ms Coventry was elected following today’s vote in the 144th IOC Session in Costa Navarino, Greece, and will assume office from current IOC President Thomas Bach later this year.
Quanhai Li, World Sailing President, said: “On behalf of World Sailing, I warmly congratulate Kirsty Coventry on her election as IOC President.
“The Olympic Games is a sporting event with a peerless history and we firmly believe its best days are still to come. World Sailing is committed to strengthening our...
World Sailing receive IOC update on Mixed Offshore Event and outline the next steps
World Sailing have received an update from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding the proposed Mixed Two Person Offshore Keelboat Event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition.
In December 2020, World Sailing were informed by the IOC that a further review into the Mixed Offshore event would be undertaken to properly assess key considerations. World Sailing, the IOC and Paris 2024 Organising...